Case Details
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- Missing Since:
- Missing Since 06/01/1960
- Missing From:
- Missing From Santa Ana, California
- Classification:
- Classification Endangered Missing
- Gender:
- Female
- Race:
- Race Hispanic
- Date of Birth:
- Date of Birth 10/10/1942 (82)
- Age:
- Age 17 years old
- Height and Weight:
- Height and Weight 5’0, 100 pounds
- Clothing/Jewelry Description:
- Clothing/Jewelry Description A gold chain and a wedding band.
- Distinguishing Characteristics:
- Distinguishing Characteristics Hispanic female. Brown hair, brown eyes. Henrietta’s maiden name is Cruz. She has a measles scar between her eyebrows.
- Details of Disappearance:
- Henrietta disappeared from Santa Ana, California in the summer of 1960. She’d recently gotten married, but three months later, she left her husband, Merle. She didn’t contact her family, and her father reported her missing.
Merle claimed to have seen her in Long Beach a few weeks later, but that was the last confirmed sighting. Then, her parents received a mysterious phone call and telegram from San Francisco, claiming she was fine and had a new job. Police later found out the messages were likely faked.
A year later, some of Henrietta’s clothes were found near her parents’ home, but she was never seen or heard from again. Her husband and brother have since passed away, but her sister is still hoping to find out what happened. Police suspect foul play might be involved, and the case remains open.
- Agency:
- Santa Ana Police Department
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This person was missing Missing Since 06/01/1960